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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1908
Page
2
Poor OCR fragment from The Semi Weekly Tribune shows an editor notice with garbled words and place names. It mentions Ina L. Bare as editor and publisher with a Nebraska Post Office reference and unspecified entries.
The Lincoln Journal argues laboring men have resolved to follow Samuel Gompers into the Democratic fold this year, a course echoed in 1892. It predicts their swift return to the Republican party will be recalled by older men as a profitable precedent.
A Nebraska farmer argued a reaper cost $10 more than in 1896. The storekeeper recalled the old purchase of 600 bushels of corn at 10 cents a bushel. He offered a reaper a survey for his wife and $60 in cash if the farmer would bring 600 bushels of corn now. The farmer conceded prosperity exists somewhere.
Both parties acknowledge a quiet campaign with little enthusiasm. Democrats report about 200000 dollars raised while Republicans claim more, a sum small for national campaigns. Campaign literature and field staff expenses are not yet covered by these amounts.
The piece argues laborers form a large Democratic base and notes 14 million workers across the U.S. Labor and farming are linked as common earners. It highlights Colorado potato cropping valued at six million dollars, with high value land at 150 to 200 dollars per acre, and recalls Lincoln county’s irrigation potato hopes unsettled by disease.
The piece argues that Bryan must achieve a landslide surpassing any U S result to win the presidency. It notes Parker’s 140 electoral votes and Roosevelt’s 896 from 1904 and recalls Cleveland’s 1892 surprise, suggesting Bryan needs 102 more votes than Parker to prevail.
The court denied rehearing in Iona Amber v Patterson and affirmed that notice by blanket publication is insufficient. Amber’s land sold for taxes under the scavenger tax law, and the deed is void without individual notices to each property owner. The ruling impacts county officials and title purchasers by requiring separate notices to all owners.
For sale my new residence and two lots on West Sixth Street five blocks from town center nine rooms electric lights bath telephone and sewerage basement under whole house will sell at a bargain if taken soon as I intend leaving North Platte house now Fontes for per month M B Onvomnean
Harvey Boyd explains the gigantic production of Goethe's Finust at the Keith theatre in Porter J. White's show. Thousands of wires cross the stage to a large marbles witch board, supervised by Mr. Boyd, producing twinkling stars fire and rain of fire and other electrical effects.
A. T. Geyer wins a Brule hotel contract worth 8000 dollars while Fred Peckham sells 53 head of cattle to Ernest Calling. The Pintte Valley Farm and Cattle Company ships cattle from Brady, aiming to sell about 1800 head this fall. Frank Mallory of Myrtle wins in North Platte with a Taft Bryan Debs rhyme. Cooper Bollish markets old corn at 61 cents a bushel amid regional fair talks. Rev. McMillen leaves Brady for a Kinkaid homestead. Elmer Daggett loses cash in a holdup near Gothenburg and later deposits funds.
A North Platte resident testifies to a four year struggle with kidney disease and backache. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and complete cure within six weeks, noting disappearance of swelling and absence of symptoms since. Sold by dealers, 50 cents, Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole agents. Remember the name Dyan's.
Landowner 4A Colmar bans hunting on the east half of section 6-11-26 the west half of section 10-27 and the west half of section 10-10-27. The notice applies to all persons on the owner’s property.
Notice of tax sale appears with partial readable text. The document mentions a sale action under tax authorities and references the place and date unreadable in the fragment. No specific names or full details are legible.
Public auction set for 1 PM Monday at the East front door of the North Platte courthouse to sell the south half and northwest quarter of section 1 township 1 range 1 in Lincoln County Nebraska. Terms: one third cash, one half in one year, the rest in two years with six percent interest. Action under an order of partition with defendants Jennie A Faries Arthur J Gerbart John J Gerbart and Watson Gerbart. Referee Lesran Walker.
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